Depleted soils and the nitrogen solution for farms
Agricultural colleges and extension agents offer soil tests to determine nitrogen needs. The article explains nitrogen fixation by legumes and lightning, and outlines when nitrogen fertilizer or more nitrogen-fixing plants are needed to improve soil fertility for crops. Technical proof and historical context support practical testing and selected fertilizer use.
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George D. Scarleth
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Bindweed Control Through Timed Cultivation Findings
Government study on bindweed root development shows plants exhaust rather than replenish roots in early leaf growth. Waiting four to five inches of shoot height before destroying them improves control. Practically, cultivating every 14 to 21 days outperforms weekly tillage, aiding large scale eradication programs under state auspices in severely affected areas.
Farm Notes Highlight Lime and Superphosphate Practices
Farm notes advise fall farmers on lime and superphosphate application as key practices. The article notes that oats farm income in the United States has fallen to less than half of pre World War I levels.
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United States
Keeping Your Linen Shelves in Order
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes organizing linen closets with labeled color coded sets. She favors rolling textiles over folding, using colored bands for napkins mats and table coverings, and suggests decorative linen holders as gifts.
Syncopation Joke About Ailing Patient And Doctor
A patient with digestive troubles is told by a specialist that his drinking must stop. He asks how to tell his wife and is advised to say he has syncopation. The wife later looks up the term and learns it means irregular movement from bar to bar, sparking humorous confusion.
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